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What are the factors within the Two Sigma Factor Lens?

Updated over 2 years ago

What are the factors within the Two Sigma Factor Lens?

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Written by Jake Dwyer
Updated over a week ago

Rev. Date May 29, 2019

Core Macro

  • Equity: Exposure to the long-term economic growth and profitability of companies

  • Interest Rates: Exposure to the time value of money (interest rates and inflation risk)

  • Credit: Exposure to corporate default and failure-to-pay risks specific to developed market corporate bonds

  • Commodities: Exposure to changes in prices for hard assets

Secondary Macro

  • Emerging Markets: Exposure to the sovereign and economic risks of emerging markets relative to developed markets

  • Foreign Currency: Exposure to moves in foreign currency values versus the portfolio’s local currency

  • Local Inflation: Exposure to inflation rates within the local economy in relation to real rates (only available in USD or GBP)

  • Equity Short Volatility: Negative exposure to the moves in equity market volatility

  • Local Equity: Exposure to home bias (the tendency to invest in domestic over foreign equity)

Equity Styles

  • Low Risk: Exposure to stocks with low betas to the global equity market and low residual return volatility

  • Momentum: Exposure to stocks that have outperformed over the past year

  • Quality: Exposure to stocks with high earnings quality, investment quality, and profitability and low earnings variability and leverage

  • Value: Exposure to stocks that have underperformed over the past 4 years and that have high book to price ratios, earnings yields, and dividend yields

  • Small Cap: Exposure to stocks with small market capitalization

For more information on the factors, please see the FAQ document:

Two Sigma Factor Lens FAQ.

This document highlights certain aspects of this analytic. As an overview, it does not discuss all material facts or assumptions. Please see Important Disclosure and Disclaimer Information.

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